Recent tropical Andean glacier retreat is unprecedented in the Holocene
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A new study reveals Andean tropical glaciers are the smallest in over 11,700 years due to increasing temperatures and human-induced climate change. This region is a hot spot for understanding the cryosphere's changing state, with implications for higher-latitude glaciers.
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- Current Andean glacier loss is unprecedented in the Holocene American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Aug 1, 2024 · first to report
- Andean glaciers have retreated to lowest levels in 11,700 years, news study finds Boston College · Aug 1, 2024
- Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate's effect on the global ice University of Wisconsin-Madison · Aug 1, 2024